VoIP News: Broadband

A number of communities in the south-west are set to enjoy access to faster broadband than they have previously been used to. In total, 52 of Cornwall's 99 telephone exchange areas now offer fibre-based internet, meaning places such as Looe, Kingsand, Harrowbarrow and Cawsand are finally connected. More than 95,000 premises in the region now have access to the best residential and business broadband on the market.

The roll-out of superfast broadband in north Lincolnshire looks set to go ahead at a rapid rate, following words from a group set up to oversee it. Having secured government and European funding to implement the latest technology, experts from North Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire Council are said by the Scunthorpe Telegraph to be plotting their next move. It is the aim of the local authorities to provide 90 per cent of premises in the South Bank area with at least 25 Mbps internet by 2015.

Broadband providers in the UK have been called upon to be fairer when it comes to advertising the speeds their service can offer. Richard Brown, chief operating officer at wispa Limited, said internet service providers (ISPs) should only charge customers for the speeds they actually receive. The company has launched its 'up to' campaign, which is designed to encourage residential and business broadband users to argue they should only pay a percentage of their annual bill to ISPs if they do not receive the speed that was promised.

More British companies and households should soon be in a position to enjoy the latest fibre broadband technology as a result of BT taking on more engineers to facilitate the roll-out. The company has confirmed it is creating 150 new permanent roles for engineers capable of implementing the technology required to deliver high-speed business broadband. Last year, BT hired about 500 ex-armed forces members to help with the £2.

The business broadband market in the UK has taken a huge step forwards as BT has confirmed the country's first Fibre to the Premises connection has been installed and is now up and running at an office block in Milton Keynes. Acorn House in the Buckinghamshire town is the setting of the historic roll-out, with multiple office units located within the development due to benefit from the project. The new internet connections will offer download speeds of up to 100 Mbps, with uploading due to run at 15 Mbps.